• don@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

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    “Welcome to Wendy’s, may I take your order?”

  • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
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    4 months ago

    Huh, TIL that not all slugs use love darts

    The love dart is not a penial stylet (in other words, it is not an accessory organ for sperm transfer). The exchange of sperm between both of the two land snails is a completely separate part of the mating progression. Nevertheless, recent research shows that use of the dart can strongly favor the reproductive outcome for the snail that is able to lodge a dart in its partner. This is because mucus on the dart contains an allomone (pheromone-like) compound that promotes sperm preservation mechanisms in the female.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_dart